Suspect at large after late-night shooting

Published 7:00 pm, Tuesday, June 29, 2010

A 21-year-old man was taken to Midland Memorial Hospital late Tuesday night with at least one gunshot wound after he was shot in an east Midland street, authorities reported.

Midland police said late Tuesday that the shooting happened after 9 p.m. in the 500 block of East Estes Avenue. Officers were responding to a shots fired call but when they arrived found a victim laying in the street with a wound in his leg.

Authorities could not confirm the extent of the injuries the victim received but said the man had been shot at least once and his injuries appeared to be non-life threatening just before midnight.

Investigators said multiple shots had been fired from a .38-caliber handgun, and several shell casings were found in the street near the victim.

Officers said the victim had not provided detectives with enough information to make an arrest of the shooter late Tuesday.

"No arrests have been made yet. It's still ongoing. It's not that he's being uncooperative. He just hasn't provided us with enough information to go forward in looking for an actual suspect," said MPD Sgt. Lupe Bretado.

Authorities also said they had received conflicting reports of the shooting suspect's vehicle and that police did give chase to a pickup. That vehicle of interest was later stopped at Taylor Avenue and Cuthbert Avenue and impounded.

Police said the shooting suspect was still at-large at 11:30 p.m. and detectives were continuing to interview witnesses in the area to get a vehicle description.

Anyone with information is asked to call MPD at 685-7108 or Midland Crime Stoppers at 694-TIPS.